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Adam Payne, provided by Published 1:33 am PDT, Monday, April 29, 2019 Lindsey Parnaby/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Jeremy Corbyn and Labour authorities to decide the party's referendum policy in key meetings this week. The party is under huge pressure from MPs, MEPs and members to explicitly back a new Brexit referendum in the campaign for next month's European Parliament elections. 22 Labour MEPs and European election candidates have pledged to campaign for a new referendum regardless of what party authorities agreeing, potentially creating a major party split. Corbyn's office and senior Shadow Cabinet Ministers are concerned that being a pro-referendum party could cost Labour votes. LONDON — The Labour Party row over whether to campaign for a new Brexit referendum is set to reach boiling point this week when senior officials and Members of Parliament work out their policy for the upcoming European elections. Labour's National Executive Committee (NEC) will on … [Read more...] about Jeremy Corbyn under pressure to campaign for new referendum to stop Brexit

Adam Bienkov, provided by Published 8:20 am PDT, Friday, April 26, 2019 Jeremy Corbyn rejects invite to state banquet with Donald Trump set to be hosted by the Queen. The Labour Party leader said that President Trump's "racist and misogynistic" views means he should not be honoured with a state visit to the United Kingdom. Corbyn joins a growing list of UK politicians who have turned down the invitation. Trump is due to visit the UK between the 3rd and 5th June, 2019. LONDON — Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn has turned down an invitation from the Queen to attend a state banquet in Buckingham Palace with US President Donald Trump. In a statement published on Friday, Corbyn said that Prime Minister Theresa May should not be "rolling out the red carpet" for a president who expresses "racist and misogynistic" views. "Theresa May should not be rolling out the red carpet for a state visit to honour a President who rips up vital international treaties, backs climate … [Read more...] about Jeremy Corbyn refuses invite from the Queen to attend banquet with ‘racist and misogynistic’ Donald Trump

Thomas Colson, provided by Published 1:15 am PST, Friday, February 22, 2019 Associated Press Labour MP Ian Austin becomes the ninth to quit the party this week, blaming a "culture of extremism, anti-Semitism and intolerance." "The hard truth is that the party is tougher on the people complaining about anti-Semitism than it is on the anti-Semites," Austin said. Austin will not join the breakaway Independent Group of MPs which seven Labour MPs and three Tory MPs joined this week. The Labour party calls on Austin to quit his seat and fight a by-election. LONDON — Ian Austin has become the ninth Labour MP to quit the party this week in protest at Jeremy Corbyn's leadership and handling of allegations of antisemitism. The Dudley North MP, who was elected in 2005, said he had become "ashamed of the Labour Party under Jeremy Corbyn" and accused the leadership of being tougher on those who complain about anti-Semitism than on the perpetrators of abuse. "I am appalled at … [Read more...] about Ninth Labour MP quits ‘broken’ Labour party in protest against Jeremy Corbyn’s leadership

Adam Bienkov, provided by Published 12:44 am PST, Thursday, February 7, 2019 Getty Jeremy Corbyn writes to Theresa May offering to back a softer Brexit deal. His new five tests for backing Brexit could all be met by the prime minister. However, she is reluctant to rely on Labour support for her deal. Corbyn's letter enrages Labour MPs and activists seeking a second Brexit referendum. LONDON — Jeremy Corbyn has offered to back a revised version of Theresa May's Brexit deal in the clearest indication yet that the Labour leader is ready to work with the prime minister to deliver Brexit. In a letter to May published on Wednesday evening, the Labour leader says he will back May if she drops her red lines and accepts the United Kingdom retaining closer ties with the European Union. Significantly, the letter says that Corbyn has ditched the "six tests" which were previously Labour policy on Brexit, and replaced them with five new demands that are theoretically easier … [Read more...] about Jeremy Corbyn backs a soft Brexit and dashes hopes of a second referendum

Ellen Cranley, provided by Published 12:14 pm PST, Sunday, January 27, 2019 Mindaugas Kulbis/AP Leaders from around the world shared solemn statements online in honor of this year's International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The day of remembrance comes amid a surge of anti-semitic incidents in the past two years and rising levels of Holocaust denial. High levels of anti-semitic crime and seemingly decreasing awareness of the deaths of nearly 6 million Jews paint an alarming picture among adult populations. Leaders from around the world shared solemn statements online in honor of this year's Holocaust Remembrance Day, which comes amid a surge of anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial in recent years. This year's day of remembrance marks the 74th anniversary of the liberation of those imprisoned at Auschwitz concentration camp, where it's estimated 1 million people died. Hundreds of thousands of mentally ill and disabled people and half a million people of Romani … [Read more...] about Trump and other leaders mark International Holocaust Remembrance Day amid rising anti-Semitism